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Shloka 40

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 72 — Bhīmasena’s counsel on conciliation and Duryodhana’s disposition

मनुष्यलोकक्षयकृत्‌ सुघोरो नो चेदनुप्राप्त इहान्तकः स्यात्‌ | शस्त्राणि यन्त्र कवचान्‌ रथांश्व नागान्‌ हयांश्व प्रतिपादयित्वा

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | manuṣyalokakṣayakṛt sughoro no ced anuprāpta ihāntakaḥ syāt | śastrāṇi yantra-kavacān rathāśva-nāgān hayāṃś ca pratipādayitvā |

जर मनुष्यलोकाचा संहार करणारी अत्यंत भयंकर मृत्यु येथे जवळ येऊन पोहोचली नसती, तर अशी तयारी व दृश्ये दिसली नसती. म्हणून, हे नरेन्द्र! तुमचे सर्व योद्धे युद्धासाठी दृढ निश्चय करून नानाविध शस्त्रे, यंत्रे, कवचे, रथ, हत्ती व घोडे सुसज्ज करोत; त्या हत्ती-घोड्यांवर व रथांवर आरूढ होऊन सदैव युद्धास तत्पर राहोत. तसेच युद्धासाठी आवश्यक असलेली सर्व सामग्रीही पूर्णपणे गोळा करा।

मनुष्यलोकक्षयकृत्the maker of the destruction of the human world
मनुष्यलोकक्षयकृत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमनुष्य-लोक-क्षय-कृत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुघोरःvery terrible
सुघोरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुघोर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नःof us / our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
अनुप्राप्तःhaving arrived / having befallen
अनुप्राप्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-प्राप्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past participle (kta)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
अन्तकःDeath (the ender)
अन्तकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्would be / might be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
शस्त्राणिweapons
शस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
यन्त्रmachines/engines (war-devices)
यन्त्र:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयन्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
कवचान्armours
कवचान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकवच
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
रथान्chariots
रथान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अश्वान्horses
अश्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नागान्elephants
नागान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनाग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
हयान्horses
हयान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रतिपादयित्वाhaving prepared/arranged; having made ready
प्रतिपादयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-√पद् (प्रति-पादयति)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Causative

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
A
Antaka (Death)
W
weapons (śastrāṇi)
W
war-engines/devices (yantrāṇi)
A
armor (kavacāni)
C
chariots (rathāḥ)
H
horses (aśvāḥ/hayāḥ)
E
elephants (nāgāḥ)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames war-preparation as a sober recognition of mortality and political necessity: when ‘Death’ is near, a ruler must ensure disciplined readiness and adequate resources, while implying the grave ethical weight of conflict.

Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a king (narēndra) and urges comprehensive military mobilization—arming troops, preparing war-machines, armor, chariots, elephants, and horses, and collecting all needed supplies—because the situation has reached a point where destructive conflict appears unavoidable.